AKRON, Ohio — Two men suffered stab wounds during a fight at an Akron bar.

A 38-year-old man suffered two wounds on his right shoulder and a 27-year-old man suffered a knife wound to his right arm during the fight at Alex Bar and Grill on South Arlington Road, police reports say.

The 27-year-old man was taken to Akron City Hospital for treatment, but police reports do not say whether the 38-year-old needed medical treatment for his wounds.

The 38-year-old man told police that he tried to break-up a fight between women and he was stabbed in the shoulder, police reports say.

The man didn't realize he was stabbed until later when his arm began to feel warm, according to police reports. He never saw who stabbed him.

Officers found the man bleeding in the back of a white Dodge Intrepid in the bar's parking lot.

Police then were told of the 27-year-old who arrived at Akron City Hospital with knife wounds.

The 27-year-old man told police he also was involved in the fight and suffered a one-inch laceration on his right arm when someone who cut him from behind, according to police reports. He also told police he never saw who attacked him.

Officers investigating the incident found a bloody white T-shirt on the center console of a 2002 Cadillac in the parking lot, police reports say. The car was towed to an impound lot and searched after detectives obtained a search warrant, according to police.

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